ARGENTINE DESIGNERS

Agostina Bianchi Agostina Bianchi has been designing elevated knitwear since 2001, when she established her own label in Argentina. Bianchi’s handcrafted designs represent a woman with personality, who recognizes quality and craftsmanship. The designer opened a flagship boutique in 2007, and her collection is sold at the finest boutiques internationally. In 2007 she participated in an exclusive fashion presentation at Harrods. Using exclusively hand-crafted and hand-finished fabrics, ancient weaving and looming techniques, the Agostina Bianchi collection is luxury knitwear at its finest. Delicate and sensual, her original designs are subtly sensual and strongly feminine. Bianchi firmly believes that design, quality and sustainability can and should work together. Strongly committed to environmental consciousness, she prioritizes ethical production at all levels, favoring organic materials and fair-trade practices. Daniela Sartori Daniela Sartori launched her eponymous label in 2010. The line’s exquisite interpretations of unity and simplicity have given her critical acclaim as a new designer. Sartori’s design aesthetic is an exploration of fit; her intention is to deconstruct mold-making, made possible by years of experience in tailoring. Technical expertise, she feels, liberates the mind to an infinite and free creative process. Her clothes enhance feminine silhouettes, creating expertly tailored separates full of movement. Daniela Sartori has been involved in fashion design at all levels and for many years. Graduated with a degree from the University of Buenos Aires, Sartori has grown substantially in her work, participating in Colombiamoda, La Bid, Buenos Aires Fashion Week, and New York’s Mercedes Benz Fashion Week. Mariana Dappiano Mariana Dappiano’s creativity influences her every design, resulting in exquisite pieces. After launching her first eponymous collection in 2001, the label quickly became distinguished for its focus on texture and woven fabrics. Sensuality and femininity permeate her collections, enhanced further through her artful use of color, textiles and cut. Together, these generate a sophisticated image. Real women with a defined sense of style, from any generation, can wear a Marina Dappiano look. She designs pieces that transition seamlessly from day to night. Today, Mariana is considered to be part of the founding generation of the great Argentine designers. She studied fashion at the University of Buenos Aires, also working for years as a specialist in textiles and tailoring before deciding to begin her own line. Since the launching of this line, Mariana has been awarded the Argentine Chamber of Fashion’s prestigious “Silver Scissors” Award. Her collections can be found in her boutique in Argentina as well as select luxury stores worldwide. Fabian Zitta Fabian Zitta finds himself between his two passions, design and medicine. The designer graduated from the University of Buenos Aires with a degree in Anesthesiology, later taking courses in fashion design launched his first collection in 2004. His scientific precision, intuitive understanding of shape, and refined eye made the collection into a lasting sensation. The designer’s elaborate, well-constructed designs stem from an interest in the transformation of clothing into a flexible space, creating new textures and layers. Zitta’s aesthetic reflects also the grandeur of the 1940s and 1950s; his sophisticated eveningwear is a uniquely irreverent blend of retro and modern design. Zitta opened his first boutique in 2005 in the exclusive neighborhood of Recoleta, in Buenos Aires. Since then, the Fabian Zitta collection has been presented at Cibeles Fashion Week, Milan Fashion Week, Buenos Aires Fashion Week, and Argentina’s celebratory Bicentennial Fashion Show. Celebrities including P!nk, Katie Holmes and Elena Roger have work Zitta’s designs, and in 2008, Francis Ford Coppola chose Fabian Zitta to design the costumes of his movie Tetro.